A body found near a Las Vegas freeway airport interchange is that of an 84-year-old Australian tourist who was reported missing from a Las Vegas Strip resort, US authorities have confirmed.
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LONDON - Swedish and Ecuadorian officials have agreed to start talks that may lead to prosecutors interviewing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at his embassy refuge in London over sex-crime claims.
LONDON - A British couple has been fined after being found guilty of carrying out a sex act at a crowded open-air concert in London's Hyde Park.
GENEVA - A young New Zealander has quit a prestigious but unpaid internship at the United Nations in Geneva after revelations he was sleeping in a tent to get by created uproar.
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SEOUL - North Korea's vice premier Choe Yong-gon has been executed for voicing frustration at the policies of leader Kim Jong-Un, South Korea's Yonhap news agency says, citing an anonymous source.
UENO, Japan - Hundreds of people have attended ceremonies marking the 30th anniversary of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash that killed 520 people on board, the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in history.
LONDON - Britain's government has urged shops at airports to lower the prices of tax-free items as a campaign for passengers to refuse to show their boarding cards over the issue gathered pace.
ATLANTA - Former US President Jimmy Carter, 90, says he has cancer and will undergo treatment at an Atlanta hospital.
